Conservation Garden Park
801-256-4400
8275 South 1300 West
West Jordan, Utah 84088
Apr
8 - 6:30pm
Mon-Sat
May-Aug
8 - 8pm
Mon-Sat
Sep-Oct
8 - 6:30pm
Mon-Sat
Nov-Mar
8 - 5pm
Mon-Fri
Open year round. Closed some holidays.
Elementary School Tours
These tours are for grades 3-6 with up to 4 classes per time slot.
Tour times are 10:00am-11:00am or 1:00pm-2:00pm. Tour time adjustments will be considered upon request.
School bus reimbursement is available to schools within Salt Lake County. Click here to submit the form for reimbursement. Proof of funds spent, suchas a transportation billing report or travel receipt, will need to be uploaded to the form.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is covered on this tour?
- Plant adaptations and Utah Native plants
- Pollinators and biodiversity
- Food webs
- Drought and other environmental changes
- Water footprint and water-use habits
- Designing your dream yard (applying what was learned on the tour)
How many chaperones are required?
We would love to have your chaperones enjoy the garden alongside your students! If you are bringing chaperones please help us by:
- Encouraging students to stay focused and participate in the tour by asking and answering questions!
- Helping us teach students to respect our planting beds by staying on paths and leaving flowers where they are
- Come prepared for all weather! Our tours take place rain or shine
- We want chaperones to learn alongside their students during the tour, and we would love to
- Be prepared for all types of weather
- During the tour, we invite everyone-students and adults alike-to fully engage with the learning experience. If you have questions about your own yard, our team will be happy to chat with you after the tour!
What if there is bad weather?
Our tours are rain or shine! Please come prepared for all weather conditions. If you need to cancel the tour because of weather, please give our front desk a call at 801-256-4400.
What should teachers expect?
Teachers should plan on engaging actively, encouraging student participation, and learning alongside their students! Please help us keep your class out of planting beds, prepared for the weather, and on task.
What else do I need to know?
Our tours are 1 hour long
- Looking for a lunch spot? Check out Veterans Memorial Park only 1.5 miles from our garden!
- Do we provide tours for homeschools? Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to provide tours to homeschool groups at this time. If you are interested in a self-guided tour of our garden with your group, check out our resources below!
- We're committed to making our garden welcoming to everyone, our paths and facilities are ADA accessible.
